A Scrappy Quilter

Monday, September 4, 2023

Rainbow, Framed String Quilt

Another big finish this week.

The binding finally fell into place on this

Rainbow Framed, String Quilt.

Measuring a nice queen sized, this will be added to my

Cozy Collection. The need may arise

for it to be gifted, but for now I am

calling it part of my Cozy 12! Found

on numerous Pinterest sites, I sewed my own

way by rearranging the colors and

adapting the block and lattice to fit my

favorite ruler size.

The blocks check in at 7 1/2" using a

2" diagonal center strip. White was used

here as I used it before and the crisp

white makes the colors pop!

It is set on point.

Rows of blocks

11 across, 12 down to make a whooping

81" x 88" in size.

It quilted easily with additional support from

a handy ironing board.

I always have some of these blocks on the go.

They are fun to sew up, and great taming

of assorted small scrap piles. Sewing up

extra blocks helps in using the blocks

made in error when I read the pattern.

I always seem to make too many!

Smaller blocks can be used to make a matching

infant quilt too! Another pattern that is very addicting!

Stay Safe and Sew On!

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Stash Report - Is it Fall Already!

September is here already and it is

time to finish up the 8 months worth of

tops hanging in the vault.

This big, queen sized colorful beauty

is all done up with a scrappy binding

to match the myriad of squares bouncing

around inside the white frames formed

by the center strips.

2023 STASH TOTALS

Used last week: 11 m

Used year to date: 97 m

Scraps out 0. m

(1 bag=/.5 k=.5m)

Scraps In .5 m

Added last week: 0 m

Year to date: 111 m bolt 27m, bucket batiks 15m

destash gift 68m

Net added in 2023 5 meters

My numbers are looking good. Staying on target

would certainly help me cut into my scrap/stash!!

Lots of stitching time last.

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

September OMG

My monthly goal is to finish up my wheel chair quilts.

Three are left of the original 10 tops I had planned.

It seems that these little quilts lend themselves

so well to spare blocks, I just keep finding

more partial items to turn into tops!

They are a vey fun and rewarding project.

Here is my favorite.

I will start working on them as soon

as I clear off my work table!

Lots of sewing time for me this week.

When it rains, I sew!

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

August OMG Windup

Finished 7 wheelchair quilts this month!

Three are left of the original 10 tops I had planned.

It seems that these little quilts lend themselves

so well to spare blocks, I just keep finding

more items to turn into tops!

Next month's goal may be the same,

to finish/make more wheelchair quilts!

Each 36" x 45" quilt has a back pocket

and a small holiday stitchery piece since they

will be given at Christmas time.

This one has a matching binding.

I used a black binding on this one.

There was enough of the yellow left to

bind with yellow too.

Four more were completed too, you can

see them pictured here.

The puzzle feeling of piecing together

orphan blocks and odd block

pieces seems to be contagious

as 2 more sewing friends are

working on these small, useful quilts too!

I will sure have fun making another pile next month!

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Stash Reporting End of August

Two big finishes for me this week.

They don't count unless a binding is on!

All the quilts I make are machine bound.

As the years march on, every moment

becomes more precious and I love

zipping thru binding. A few friends

really enjoy the process of hand stitching

a binding and I envy their patience.

Here are the numbers for this week:

2023 STASH TOTALS

Used last week: 22 m

Used year to date: 86 m

Scraps out 0. m

(1 bag=/.5 k=.5m)

Scraps In 1 m

Added last week: 0 m

Year to date: 111 m bolt 27m, bucket batiks 15m

destash gift 68m

Net added in 2023 15.5 meters

Queen sized quilts really up the usage count.

These two beauties are now complete.

This lovely queen is destined to be

a wedding quilt!

A large twin, this wonky log

cabin will go off to a teen in crisis.

This pattern will be made again as

I do love the look of the blue log cabin.

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Progress and Completion!

Finally, I have some big finishes thanks to

sewing all day Saturday and a Friday Night Sew In.

All that sewing carried on again solo for

Monday and another big top was stitched up.

This will go into my cozy collection if need

doesn't pop up. The rainbow design makes

such a great wedding or house warming gift,

that I have made this pattern twice before

but gifted it instead of keeping it!

This 86" x 86" is a real RSC quilt with many colored

string squares and a nice black sashing. Having such

large squares makes it get large fast .

Two or three squares sets of each color

provide lots of variety and opportunity for

each color to shine!

Digging thru my bin of large yardage (say that three times fast)

produced some wide width backing and

this quilt enjoys a grey and

black botanical back.

The smaller blue , 62" x 78" was a joy to stitch and moved

easily under my needle. I think ease of quilting on a

domestic really depends on the designs that we choose.

Many starts and stops always take me so much longer

and I get a little frustrated trimming off all the little eyelashes

from the automatic cutter.

A cross-quilt pattern or character

stipple really makes the quilting faster and more enjoyable.

This blue wonky log cabin turned out so well

everyone (thing?) is enjoying it !

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Pop up Sew Day

A sew day popped up this weekend and

wow did I get in some stitching!

The big work table was cleared,

walking foot mounted and I was on my way!

The smaller project was started and the

blue log cabin from January was first under

the needle.

This top measures 62" x 78"and has a backing made

of 20" squares from my stash. Making this

type of backing seems to incorporate some fabrics

that are low in supply and clear a bit of room

on the shelves as well.

The log cabin pattern lends itself to almost any

quilting design. I pulled out a completed pink quilt,

and found the quilting followed the color borders.

This blue one is getting a side to side wave.

It covers the area well and is fun to do!

Stitching with a bunch on the Idiot Quilter's

pop up, made the process very entertaining.

Thirty plus quilters joined up and a visitor

from Australia even "popped" in!

Stay stitching the blue right before lunchtime,

let me get to trimming first thing in the afternoon.

So much sewjo was flowing that I jumped right

in to start on a big block string that has been waiting

since the year ended in a zero!!

The 86" x 86" lovely got a horizontal wavy line

treatment and wow does it work!

I seem to have forgotten how

much fun actually quilting a project is!! Ensuring

the weight of the sandwich is supported by a table

or even, yes, an ironing board really impacts the

ease of moving the project under the needle!

The end of the work day at 3:30 CT ,(most participants

are from out East), saw another round of stay stitching!

After a nice trim I could call two tops quilted!!!

If the binding goes smoothly,

next week will see 2 quilts complete. The stash

report will be changing significantly!

Stay safe and sew on!

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